From: Luuk van Dijk <lvd@golang.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:53:23 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: runtime-gdb.py: gdb pretty printer for go strings properly handles length.
X-Git-Tag: weekly.2011-02-24~53
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=db22e236fd1dea780aefbbd90a705bd631934d91;p=gostls13.git

runtime-gdb.py: gdb pretty printer for go strings properly handles length.

R=rsc, r2
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4183060
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diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/runtime-gdb.py b/src/pkg/runtime/runtime-gdb.py
index 677e9bde4c..68dd8abdc6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/runtime-gdb.py
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/runtime-gdb.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ path to this file based on the path to the runtime package.
 #    - pretty printing only works for the 'native' strings. E.g. 'type
 #      foo string' will make foo a plain struct in the eyes of gdb,
 #      circumventing the pretty print triggering.
-#    -
+
 
 import sys, re
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class StringTypePrinter:
 		return 'string'
 
 	def to_string(self):
-		return self.val['str']
+		l = int(self.val['len'])
+		return self.val['str'].string("utf-8", "ignore", l)
 
 
 class SliceTypePrinter: